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Show wewS$3e5Sa6555,j. r '! DESERET NEWS, Monday, September 1 1 , I 972 fr A fv J'V.V Hack Miller Hf nk ' V H - Replace The Judges! fit MUNICH (AP) Host West Germany today won the final gold medal of the 20th Olympic Games, finishing ahead of the United States In the equestrian Grand Prtx of Nations team Jumping event. MUNICH at Someday maybe it could happen-officiat- ing Olympic Games might become th? responsibility of the computer. fact that nine of 10 computers here in the .Olympics have already broken down and undergone repairs might delay that day. The But something should bo done about lnconsts ency in officiating. At the basketball game officials cautiously they benched 10 on five fouls had the game lasted another and, ;intm five minutes, teams would have been down to three on , Czech-Austrah- a 'construed the conflict so a side . , Boxing matches have been so bad referees have I been harassed for the next several bouts. U.S. waterpo-Il- o players, just before the Mexican match, said they 'feared most the referee. Never had the United States ;won a match when this official called it. Already some officials have been blacklisted. Others will be chastised by supervisors for mistakes which 'television replay proves they have made. 4 ;. The Americans of were Just a penalty point behind the West Germans whose victory provided a final tkrill for the last capacity crowd of 80,809 In the Munich Oly;plc Stadium. The equestrian event, only competition on this final JaV of tke Olympics, preceded the traditional closing ceremony. and field con, petition, but it did little to ease the pain of the overall Russian triumph in the games The Russians won the rare als med- event, the equertnan grand pnx, remaining on todays final program. The U.S has a chance for a medal, probably a bronze, m the grand pnx. The closing ceremony, tempered to the tragedy of the Israeli massacre, will end the 20th games tonight. The carefree Bavanan dancers will not perform as scheduled and the gay sounds of carnival jazz will be replaced by classical music. Frank MUNICH (UPI) Shorter and Eddie Kart, a pair of Amencans who wouldn't The somber mood should fit the Amencans, who have had their worst Olympics of modern times. The U S. won only 33 gold medals compared to 45 give up, won gold medals on the final day of Olympic track in 1968 while the Russians won 50, a games record. - But Shorter, who was bom years ago, made Sunday more pleasant by winmarathon, the ning the first Amencan to win this grueling race m 64 years. Ray Seales 20, of Tacoma, decision Wash., won a split a over Anghel Anghelov of to capture the light welter-weigh- t boxing crown. De of Ranchos Shorter, Taos, N.M., took the lead after nine miles and held it the remainder of the distance to win by almost two minutes. And Hart, depnved of a chance to run in the open ICO ov a mixup of starting times on a qualifying heat, anchored the relay team to victory in 38 2, equalling a world record The Amencans also won two gold medals in archery and one m boxing. John Williams, 18, of Cranesville, Pa., the won thp world champion, men's archery title easily and I. ,rs. Doreen Wilbur, 42, of Jefcame from Iowa, ferson, to win the fourth place womens title. The U S also received two one it refused to silvers and a in basketball accept Dwight bronze, to in Munich 24 with only one 98-8- .X $$$ -- 4 ji S. , ? S ' -- USA-Cuba- v- - 4 Athletes Avoid Reporters Theres some mysterious ways with many Olympic .athletes. They come from what is known as minor 5 sports. Like one reporter said, They wouid send a car for me if they thought I would give them an interview. But when they get here m the Olympic picture they are closed as a clam , While strolling around Olympic Village last week, there against one of the store windows stood heavy- weight boxer Duane Bobick chap. Duane. Sort of a boyish face Looks more like a Sunday school teacher. Good to talk to you guvs Duane told Jim Murray and me. 1 dont fight for a few days and its good to have something to do. By the time I work out, read a little, write a few letters. Im sparring for something to Good-lookin- g ;do raV Eddie Hart, center, is congratulated by teammates Robert layloj, left, and relay win. Lorry Black after 400-met- er Russia Gets Gold, U.S. Rejects Medal - The InterMUNICH (AP) national , Olympic Committee ruled today that Russia should the basketball have gold mpdal but left open the possibility of revoking it if a United States protest is upheld announcethe Following ment, newsmen asked the IOC spokesman if it meant that the gold medal could be taken away from Russia However, an IOC spokesman said surh a poss'bihty was Russia and Cuba, the bronze attended medalist, Sunday nights medal ceremony but the United States boycotted it. remote. The United States had protested that Russia won the with a gold medal game, basket made m three extra seconds of play improperly granted the Russians. 51-5- Even coaches have kept their athletes away from the press purposely, as if reporters were packers of the plague. On the other hand there are the Seagrens, Silvesters, Pateras, Rynns guys who know that the big print is nice to have. After a meeting Tuesday, the IOC executive board said the IOC considered the basketball case and decided to med-a'- s give the gold and bronze and to withhold the silver The announcement sam the wished to hear the protest of the U S. Olympic Committee, which we should have in writing shortly However, the next meeting concerning this matter will be in February m Lausanne, Switzerland. IOC Yes, the spokesman plied, but that is remote re- U S players said they would not accept the silver medals because they had beaten the The Russians. Amencans were leading 5049 when the game seemed to end. but offi- cials then ordered the extra' three seconds of play in which Russia sank a winning basket It was the first time if Olympic history that the lotted States had lost a basketball game. AKRON, OHIO V x , denies it emphatically ; PGA tour But the veteran sang a different tune Sunday after he picked up 150,000 for his stroke victory over Jack x-- . Vv5 That was only the second birdie player managed m two days over the par 70, &$ Firestone Country Club Course. The first came in Saturdays opening round on the same par four hole. 7,100-yar- d V4"- - two- Nick- feet. My first putt went in for a birdie f y&j- - iaus and Lee Trevino in the tilth annual World Senes of Golf. It was the third time the South African has captured event. I the . 365-yar- d x - X . fXr i w 4 f one-putte- the first 14 greens in regula- putts. Trevino, who blamed his poor performance at ieaot partly on new grips, said his even par final round felt like I shot a 65 here because I just didnt hit it well. ' n While Player hit only four of tion during the final round, he came on strong in the stretch, pairing the final four holes Gary got it up and down on every hole, said a dejected who along with Nicklaus, Trevino picked up $11,250 Nobody was putting any pressure on Gary so he just chipped up and made his par Player, who won the PGA 'championship a month ago, 10 out of the first 14 ; d holes in the final round, nine J of which were to salvage par, ' the best putting since I dont remember when I dont remember putting 'so well from the No. 1 through 'No. 3f as I did here, Player ' sdiu. "YiS, I did have a scrambling day. A good example of that 11 when I hooked jwas on No. in the left rough, drive my couldnt see the Sag and had to the green to hit a cne-iro'The half went by the hole 39 N 3 womens team of Mabel relay 1,600-met- Madeline Tousamt Fergerson, Cheryl Manning, and Kathy Ham- - mond. The U S. women didnt win gold for the first time m history and the men only won six. The Russians won the most track medals, nine, and East Germa 2y had eight while the Amencans won the most track medals, 21, to 20 for East Germany and 17 for Russia. a track Lasse Viren, a Helsinki policeman, brought back memories of Paavo Nurmi 50 years ago , when he won the run to add to his previous victory in the 10,000 m these games Another Finn, Pekka Vasala, won tne 1,500 meter by beating defending champion Kip Kemo of Kenya, 3.36 3 to 3.36 8. 5,000-met- Gory Flayer hits ouf of trouble Sunday to win his third World Series of Golf. Canadian Open' winner Gay Brewer finsped last with a MS., But no medal is more deserved than the one Hart took back to Pittsburg, Calif. He came here favored to win the title of the worlds fastest human, but his coach failed to get him to the second round of qualifying heats on time and Hart was disqualified in eventudash the to Rus the title go ally seeing BEATS ASHE, WINS USA's Frank Shorter waves happily at cheering crowd after winning Olympic 'marathon run. 1. sian Valen Borzov. Hart was running against said he ran m the open harder and faster in this case because of Hart. the relay and was determined to beat him. It didnt come down to that because Robert Taylor of Houston gave the Amencans such a lead on the second leg of the race that Hart got the baton four steps ahead of the Russian. He won by at least that margin al- Hart, who along with teammate Rey Robinson had the fastest time in the world m the 100 this year at 9 9, said Borzov in the anchor leg of though he said he slowed up the final 15 yards. the relay team including Larry Black and Gerald Tinker of said they ran for reMiami venge. They also said the Russians congratulated them after the victory. But Taylor, who got a silver None of members simply: It will never take the place of the 100. His disappointment is mir- rored m many faces m 12 ings village build- and 14, the Olympic of the dormitories Amencan team. All he has to do is look at1 Jim Ryun, Hank Iba, Chns Taylor, Lee Evans, Bob Jay Silvester, Ken SwenSea-gre- son, Rey Robinson, boxer Reggie Jones or any member of ihe basketball team. $25,000 astase Wins Net Open Hpb ik CK FAIRCLOUGH t New s Correspondent FOIEST HILLS, N.Y. The seedmgs finally held up on the last flay of the 1972 U.S Open Tennis Championships. Ibe Nastase, RuJnania, staged a dramatic corebaek, won the title and over $21 000 Arthur Ashe, Miami, Foirth-rate- d sixth-seede- 6f, d 6--3 failed m finals of Nastase Wimbledon last June against nother Amencan, Stan Smith But on his second chance at one of 1972s two premier world championships, he came through before the second straight record attendance, fans Most of 14,6 those fans, and were generally, hoping the mens singles The upsets would continue 130,000 in paid attendance who attended the event, was 7.014 more than ever before Amencans y They have to learn how to lose once, said the man the Amencans blame for giving the Russians the three extra seconds it needed to take the Olympic basketball "old medal away from them flayer Scrambles To 50 G's (UPI) When you call Gary Player a scrambler, he usually 1) 4 Stones of UCLA with & leap of in the high jump. The other went to the U S. Silver 1,600-met- Basketball judging has been, real riotous In the first round, when the players were adjusting to interna- tional rules as interpreted m Olympic play, officials were so lax in their calls that several players worried about injuries in combat. The canoeing was another case. Thousands of poeple were along the canoe course at Augsburg. Each could see the course and the gates along the waterway. They also had been schooled in the contest watched the teams work out for a couple of years. Once a judge scored the wrong mark and the entire crowd took up the chant against him. At other gates judges were harassed for making the wrong decision Penalties were from 10 seconds to 50 and that is enough points in one decision to wipe a gold medal off ,the boards 0 11916. Bul-gan- 1,600-met- Most times you can tell the communist judges by the differential in their judging. It is too obvious to be happenstance. Suddenly there was a strict turn for the worse. Any n contact was called in the game. Coach Hank Iba kept his kids going m and out with strict instructions to lay off the contact stuff. They were so cautious they were quite meftective, although they did give the Cubans a lesson in how to play basketball - r 2 Other golds went to the relay Kenya mens team (the U$. had no entry after two of its stars were expelled), West Germany in the womens relay and East Germany m the womens relay. Basketball's A Riot t & -- 1 3 Com-p.mum- st I w The Soviet Union won two golds the final day Yuri Tarmak m the high jump and Fina with a leap of Melnik in the womens discus with a throw of 218-- What is laughable is the inconsistency of the blockers who have to post their votes each event. In diving, for instance, there is the point system. r, Judges punch their votes on a machine which instantly v flashes comparative votes on a scoreboard. ! In some of these comparative scoring events favor f, itism has been too obvious and fans have booed the i judges. One Russian judge was always one full point lower than the rest. But when the sister countries had t their athletes in the event his scoring was about two full points higher. 4 X v - , Wins Ease Olympic Pam 5 DESERET NEWS SPORTS EDITOR f soars mt- IT Ashe, who is known as Mr. tned hard to keep the title at home two years running. Two of his old bugaboos cost him a second U S Ope" title He won in 1968 Cool, 4she had occasional lapses volleying and his first serves were inconsistent Nastase, known for his sudden losses of concentration, kept himself under tight control. His performance, once he smelled victory m the fourth set, showed it. In game No One, Ashe had an add on his serve, then missed three straight volleys. Two of them fairly easy. Ashe broke back at love in game No Two. From then on they until Ashe held deliveries lead on two broke for a ohm returns of short second serves by Nastase, paired with two lashing backhands that forced volley errors from he Ashe served out Rumanian the next game at love for the at 3 first set at 3 Volleying uncertainty in the second game, cost Ashe a loss of serve as he missed two chances. In this game, Mas tases returns were so good emors were forced. Nastase served brdliantly thereafter as lie uii three straight service games at love. In the fourth, for the set, he lost only one point the third nobody lost serves and each had three another iove games. At sudden death end- nine-poiIn Rumania's Hie Nastase keeps his eye on the ball during his match with Arthur Ashe he won in five sets to win U.S. Open. mg came and, as usual, the tension was evident in the players and the fans Ashe look this 5 to 1 m points holding four selves and getting the clincher against Nastase with a low backhand from the baseline which Nastase could not handle. He tned for a cross court forehand volley that was wide. the fourth set, after breaking Nastase m game No Three at love, Ashe held serve ur.nl the score was Nastase got his break back to even the set at Nastase hit a backhand return to open the game and .Ashe netted two straight volleys to get down love-4He worked the score to deuce but surrendered an add-ou- t to Nastase s The fourth set became when he broke the lithe Amencan m game 10, He hit three forehand passing shot In 2 4. 0 Set five started out favorably for Ashe With a break in the opener, Ashe won only one point m losing his next serve In the process for one-alAshe missed three volleys, two of which were routine chances, while Nastase got one point on a backhand passing shot that found the line. l. At m the sixth game, Ashe trading the speedy Rumanian ran down an Ashe volley and lashed oui with a top spin backhand 'hat Ashe barely touched, dropping the ball into the net. On game Ashes first point, serve missed a short return, electing to take it on the fly rather than letting it drop Ashe stiffly pushed the ball long with his forehand 30-a- idly, bounced up an inch nr two and barely landed on the other side Nastase wa qmck enough to reach 'he ball. He arched it back over the net and Ashes wdd lunge for the ball was not up In other feature matchc' Francoise Sunday, Durr; France, and Betty Stove, Aus-- ! tralia, Netherlands, won the womens doubles title over Margaret Court, and Virginia Wade, Britain, 6, 1 3 Third place in the mens sin-- , gles went to Cliff Richey, San Angelo, Texas, who defeated Tom Gorman, Seattle, m a between semi pro-sfinals losers The score was ' ; 64 e Nas-tase- sanduinrers placement wiched around one error on a good wide serve Down Ashe hit his first serve came to net and saw the 15-4- 0 in, Ru- manians return coming back nigh. Ashe finally decided to go for the ball and hit the ball almost through the back drop It appeared the ball would have sajed out had he let go Piay followed serve there although Ashe break-poin- VOTS VlO when Nastase was t serving for set and match I KNOWITON in the ninth game. Down Nastase volleyed his second chance for a winner off the forehand. Ashe was just wide on a cross-courbackhand as score reached match point." Nastases first serve was in and Ashe laced his backhand return down the line. The ball W the tape sol- 30-4- Pf 4 t, fT Cud W Ad hy Knowtfon Sec I'W hxjsje just C'titfrn for Knoiew ISfW ( p 1 |